Black Rock Golf Course
Hagerstown, Maryland · 18 holes · par 72 · Public/Municipal. Designed by Robert Elder, opened 1989.
A caddie's yardage book for every hole: plays-like distance from USGS lidar elevation, reach and carry numbers for every bunker and water hazard, green front, middle and back, which way each green falls, and the lay-up zone on par 5s. Distances are from the back tees along the mapped hole; for a shorter tee, take off the scorecard difference.
Course profile
- At about 590 ft the ball carries about 1% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 149. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 8, where the green sits 37 ft above the tee and plays about 12 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 13, where the green sits 56 ft below the tee and plays about 19 yards shorter.
- 16 greens tilt 2% or more. Each hole below says which side of the hole leaves an uphill putt.
Maps: tee at the bottom, green at the top. The dashed line is the mapped hole; the gold band is the lay-up zone; the arrow on the green points downhill.
Scorecard
| Hole | Par | Hcp | Blue | White | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 14 | 487 | 465 | 377 |
| 2 | 3 | 18 | 176 | 136 | 112 |
| 3 | 5 | 6 | 482 | 471 | 382 |
| 4 | 4 | 10 | 363 | 342 | 306 |
| 5 | 4 | 8 | 378 | 368 | 302 |
| 6 | 4 | 12 | 355 | 345 | 231 |
| 7 | 3 | 16 | 195 | 175 | 121 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | 415 | 403 | 253 |
| 9 | 4 | 4 | 430 | 408 | 370 |
| 10 | 4 | 11 | 376 | 345 | 300 |
| 11 | 4 | 5 | 438 | 422 | 382 |
| 12 | 4 | 13 | 388 | 380 | 288 |
| 13 | 4 | 1 | 427 | 407 | 353 |
| 14 | 5 | 7 | 539 | 533 | 437 |
| 15 | 3 | 15 | 185 | 153 | 121 |
| 16 | 5 | 9 | 515 | 485 | 438 |
| 17 | 3 | 17 | 171 | 153 | 110 |
| 18 | 4 | 3 | 437 | 392 | 351 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6646 | 70.9 | 124 |
| White | Male | 6236 | 68.4 | 121 |
| Red | Female | 5179 | 64.7 | 112 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 474-40 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 480 · 487 · 495front · middle · back
- Green size
- 19 × 28yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 30 ydswide at 294
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 474 to carry
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 13 yards shorter: the green sits 40 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 30 yards wide at 294.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 21 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- Shallow green, 19 yards deep and 28 wide: distance control matters more than line.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 173-10 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 154 · 176 · 190front · middle · back
- Green size
- 36 × 22yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-left
In play
- Water back-left of the green
- 2 bunkers back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards shorter: the green sits 10 ft below the tee.
- The green is guarded on the left by water; miss right.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 3%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 36 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 476-17 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 476 · 482 · 490front · middle · back
- Green size
- 20 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 32 ydswide at 284
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-right
In play
- Water left: 91 to reach, 174 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 6 yards shorter: the green sits 17 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 32 yards wide at 284 and narrows to 23 at 324.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 22 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 3%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 515 · Par 316 · Par 517 · Par 318 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 49 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 green slope reads
- 2 par-5 lay-up zones
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Hole maps, hazards and playing notes come from mapped course data and USGS 3DEP elevation (public domain), not a visit. Plays-like numbers use the Skitty caddie's rule of one yard per 3 ft of rise, from the longest tee; altitude uses 1.16% of carry per 1,000 ft. Tees, hazards and conditions change; check with the course before you play. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0) via OpenGolfAPI. Scorecard yardages and ratings as published. See a mistake? Email [email protected].